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5.4 After the activity

After the activity

Bringing meaning to outputs

Summarising

Providing a summary of an online discussion or key components of online contributions will highlight how far an individual or group as met the intended learning outcomes. The summary may highlight areas for further discussion, gaps in understanding or signal the closure of the activity in order to move onto the next. Approaches to ‘weaving and summarising’ suggested by Jacques and Salmon (2007, p.190) include:

Thanking and praising participants who contributed.

Highlight new takes on topics, diversity of perspectives.

Reiterate significant learning points.

Suggest follow-up questions or further reading.

Link to subsequent learning activities.

Linking online outputs to face-to-face activities

The following case studies show how the online and face-to-face activities have been linked. Three approaches are shown:

Use of online resources and assessment prior to practical work.

Collaborative creation of an online textbook learning resource for subsequent use during revision.